Tag: hymns

• “Now Thank We All Our God”

  I’m almost done writing the first draft of my next book. My first two books in this series about the stories behind hymns were focused on hymns on a particular theme. My first book was a small book about the stories of 31 hymns that were based on the Psalms. My second book had 51…

  Marian

  November 16, 2020

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Music, Reflections

  Catherine Winkworth, composer, Corona Virus, Covid-19, funeral, German, Germany, hymn writer, hymns, Martin Rinkart, Now Thank We All Our God, plague, Seasonal Hymns, table prayer, Thanksgiving, Thirty Years War, translator

• Progress

  Last week I was at our Christmas Mountain timeshare in Wisconsin Dells again for a 4-day, solitary getaway. I packed heavier than usual this time. It took me 9 trips to bring everything from the car into the condo. I had one small suitcase with a few clothes, 3 briefcases full of books and notebooks,…

  Marian

  May 2, 2017

  Music, Reflections

  All People that on Earth Do Dwell, Anglo-Genevan Psalter, Catherine Winkworth, Christmas Mountain, David the Psalmist, devotional book, Doxology, favorite hymns, getaway, gift of music, God’s gift of music, Halle Halle, Halle Halle Hallelujah, hymnbook, hymnbook of the Bible, hymns, Joachim Neander, King David, Listening for God in Music, Marty Haugen, Old Hundredth, Praise to the Lord the Almighty, Psalm 100, Psalmist, Psalms, retreat, Thomas Ken, timeshare, William Kethe, writing project, writing retreat

• “I Saw Jesus”

  Early one morning a few days ago, I walked by Emma’s* room on my way to the kitchen to make a pot of coffee. I heard Emma talking, so I stepped inside her room to be sure she was okay. Emma is one of our two assisted living residents. She is 91, has dementia, and…

  Marian

  February 20, 2012

  E-Retreats, Lent, Music, Reflections

  angels, assisted living, e-retreats, God’s love, gospel songs, hymns, Lent, reflections, retreats, spirituals, The Scandal of Lent, visitors from heaven